Black Hawk Down (2001)

Theatrical Performance
Domestic Box Office $108,638,745Details
International Box Office $51,052,340
Worldwide Box Office $159,691,085
Domestic Physical Disc Sales
DVD Sales (estimated) $11,947,828
Blu-ray Sales (estimated) $1,897,729
Total $13,845,557
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Synopsis

In 1993, an elite group of American Rangers and Delta Force soldiers are sent to Somalia on a critical mission to capture a violent warlord whose corrupt regime has lead to the starvation of hundreds of thousands of Somalis. When the mission goes terribly wrong, the men find themselves outnumbered and literally fighting for their lives.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$179,823 (0.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.80 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:68.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$95,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/3,143 max. theaters, 6.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $223,649,967

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 28th, 2001 (Limited) by Sony Pictures
January 18th, 2002 (Expands Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: June 11th, 2002 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for intense, realistic, graphic war violence, and for language
Running Time: 144 minutes
Geographical setting: Somalia
Plot point: Rescue, War
Subgenre: Action Thriller
Time period setting: 1990s
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Revolution Studios, Columbia Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer, Scott Free Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 28, 2001 24 $179,823   4 $44,956   $274,347 1
Jan 4, 2002 24 $193,021 +7% 4 $48,255   $558,812 2
Jan 11, 2002 23 $748,459 +288% 16 $46,779   $1,473,884 3
Jan 18, 2002 1 $28,611,736 +3,723% 3,101 $9,227   $35,471,639 4
Jan 25, 2002 1 $17,012,268 -41% 3,101 $5,486   $58,893,074 5
Feb 1, 2002 1 $11,112,555 -35% 3,143 $3,536   $75,063,935 6
Feb 8, 2002 4 $8,003,621 -28% 2,964 $2,700   $86,716,746 7
Feb 15, 2002 8 $6,219,706 -22% 2,150 $2,893   $96,463,507 8
Feb 22, 2002 11 $3,603,377 -42% 1,802 $2,000   $101,310,344 9
Mar 1, 2002 13 $2,304,992 -36% 1,532 $1,505   $104,678,367 10
Mar 8, 2002 18 $1,344,595 -42% 1,141 $1,178   $106,745,304 11
Mar 15, 2002 25 $550,487 -59% 542 $1,016   $107,805,045 12
Mar 22, 2002 32 $238,773 -57% 205 $1,165   $108,264,894 13
Mar 29, 2002 41 $128,953 -46% 109 $1,183   $108,500,629 14
Apr 5, 2002 48 $59,909 -54% 68 $881   $108,585,355 15
Apr 12, 2002 55 $32,714 -45% 28 $1,168   $108,638,745 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 18, 2002 1 $10,117,000     3,101 $3,262   $11,960,000 22
Jan 19, 2002 1 $10,390,000 +3%   3,101 $3,351   $22,350,000 23
Jan 20, 2002 1 $8,900,000 -14%   3,101 $2,870   $31,250,000 24
Jan 21, 2002 2 $4,222,000 -53%   3,101 $1,361   $35,472,000 25
Jan 22, 2002 1 $2,382,000 -44%   3,101 $768   $37,854,000 26
Jan 23, 2002 1 $2,009,000 -16%   3,101 $648   $39,863,000 27
Jan 24, 2002 1 $2,018,000 n/c   3,101 $651   $41,881,000 28
Jan 25, 2002 1 $5,306,000 +163% -48% 3,101 $1,711   $47,187,000 29
Jan 26, 2002 1 $7,939,000 +50% -24% 3,101 $2,560   $55,126,000 30
Jan 27, 2002 1 $3,820,000 -52% -57% 3,101 $1,232   $58,893,074 31
Jan 28, 2002 1 $1,309,000 -66% -69% 3,101 $422   $60,202,000 32
Jan 29, 2002 1 $1,354,000 +3% -43% 3,101 $437   $61,555,000 33
Jan 30, 2002 1 $1,205,000 -11% -40% 3,101 $389   $62,760,000 34
Jan 31, 2002 1 $1,191,000 -1% -41% 3,101 $384   $63,951,000 35
Feb 1, 2002 1 $3,592,000 +202% -32% 3,143 $1,143   $67,543,000 36
Feb 2, 2002 1 $6,023,000 +68% -24% 3,143 $1,916   $73,566,000 37
Feb 3, 2002 2 $1,650,000 -73% -57% 3,143 $525   $75,063,935 38
Feb 4, 2002 1 $882,000 -47% -33% 3,143 $281   $75,946,000 39
Feb 5, 2002 1 $978,000 +11% -28% 3,143 $311   $76,924,000 40
Feb 6, 2002 1 $888,000 -9% -26% 3,143 $283   $77,812,000 41
Feb 7, 2002 1 $901,000 +1% -24% 3,143 $287   $78,713,000 42
Feb 8, 2002 4 $2,067,000 +129% -42% 2,964 $697   $80,780,000 43
Feb 9, 2002 3 $3,661,000 +77% -39% 2,964 $1,235   $84,441,000 44
Feb 10, 2002 4 $2,280,000 -38% +38% 2,964 $769   $86,716,746 45
Feb 11, 2002 3 $552,000 -76% -37% 2,964 $186   $87,269,000 46
Feb 12, 2002 3 $563,000 +2% -42% 2,964 $190   $87,832,000 47
Feb 13, 2002 3 $495,000 -12% -44% 2,964 $167   $88,327,000 48
Feb 14, 2002 5 $884,000 +79% -2% 2,964 $298   $89,212,000 49
Feb 15, 2002 9 $1,419,000 +61% -31% 2,964 $479   $90,631,000 50
Feb 16, 2002 8 $2,530,000 +78% -31% 2,964 $854   $93,161,000 51
Feb 17, 2002 9 $1,856,000 -27% -19% 2,964 $626   $95,017,000 52
Feb 18, 2002 9 $1,032,000 -44% +87% 2,150 $480   $96,464,000 53
Feb 19, 2002 9 $454,000 -56% -19% 2,150 $211   $96,917,000 54
Feb 20, 2002 9 $387,000 -15% -22% 2,150 $180   $97,304,000 55
Feb 21, 2002 9 $403,000 +4% -54% 2,150 $187   $97,707,000 56
Feb 22, 2002 12 $596,000 +48% -58% 2,150 $277   $98,303,000 57
Feb 23, 2002 10 $1,697,000 +185% -33% 1,802 $942   $100,000,000 58
Feb 24, 2002 12 $864,000 -49% -53% 1,802 $479   $101,310,344 59
Feb 25, 2002 9 $258,000 -70% -75% 1,802 $143   $101,568,000 60
Feb 26, 2002 10 $278,000 +8% -39% 1,802 $154   $101,846,000 61
Feb 27, 2002 8 $261,000 -6% -33% 1,802 $145   $102,107,000 62
Feb 28, 2002 10 $267,000 +2% -34% 1,802 $148   $102,373,000 63
Mar 6, 2002 9 $179,000   -31% 1,532 $117   $105,213,000 69

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 28, 2001 24 $271,267   4 $67,817   $365,791 1
Jan 4, 2002 23 $359,634 +33% 4 $89,909   $725,425 2
Jan 11, 2002 9 $6,134,478 +1,606% 16 $383,405   $6,859,903 3
Jan 18, 2002 1 $35,020,903 +471% 3,101 $11,293   $41,880,806 4
Jan 25, 2002 1 $22,070,574 -37% 3,101 $7,117   $63,951,380 5
Feb 1, 2002 1 $14,761,745 -33% 3,143 $4,697   $78,713,125 6
Feb 8, 2002 4 $11,530,676 -22% 2,964 $3,890   $90,243,801 7
Feb 15, 2002 9 $7,463,166 -35% 2,150 $3,471   $97,706,967 8
Feb 22, 2002 11 $4,666,408 -37% 1,802 $2,590   $102,373,375 9
Mar 1, 2002 12 $3,027,334 -35% 1,532 $1,976   $105,400,709 10
Mar 8, 2002 18 $1,853,849 -39% 1,141 $1,625   $107,254,558 11
Mar 15, 2002 25 $771,563 -58% 542 $1,424   $108,026,121 12
Mar 22, 2002 34 $345,555 -55% 205 $1,686   $108,371,676 13
Mar 29, 2002 44 $153,770 -56% 109 $1,411   $108,525,446 14
Apr 5, 2002 46 $80,585 -48% 68 $1,185   $108,606,031 15
Apr 12, 2002 64 $32,714 -59% 28 $1,168   $108,638,745 16

Leading

Josh Hartnett    Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann

Supporting

Ewan McGregor    Company Clerk John Grimes
Tom Sizemore    Lt. Col. Danny McKnight
Eric Bana    Sgt. 1st Class Norm 'Hoot' Hooten
William Fichtner    Master Sgt. Paul Howe
Sam Shepard    Maj. Gen. William Garrison
Ewen Bremner    Spec. Shawn Nelson
Kim Coates    Wex
Hugh Dancy    Sgt. 1at Class Kurt Schmid
Ron Eldard    C.W.O. Mike Durant
Ioan Gruffudd    2 Lt. John Beales
Tom Guiry    Staff Sgt. Ed Yurek
Charlie Hofheimer    Ranger Cpl. Jamie Smith
Danny Hoch    Ranger Sgt. Daminick Pilla
Jeremy Piven    C.W.O. Cliff Wolcott
Brendan Sexton III    Ranger Pfc. Richard Kowalewski
Johnny Strong    Sgt. Randy Shughart
Richard Tyson    Delta Staff Sgt. Dan Busch
Matthew Marsden    Spec. Dale Sizemore
Razaaq Adoti    Yousuf Dahir Mo'alim
Brian Van Holt    SSgt. Jeff Struecker
Orlando Bloom    Private 1st Class Todd Blackburn
Tom Hardy    Spec. Lance Twombly
Ian Virgo    Spec. John Waddell
Jason Isaacs    Capt. Mike Steele
Ty Burrell    Wilkinson

Production and Technical Credits

Ridley Scott    Director
Ken Nolan    Screenwriter
Mark Bowden    Story Creator
Jerry Bruckheimer    Producer
Ridley Scott    Producer
Branko Lustig    Executive Producer
Simon West    Executive Producer
Mike Stetson    Executive Producer
Chad Oman    Executive Producer
Slawomir Idziak    Cinematographer
Pietro Scalia    Editor
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Arthur Max    Production Designer
Pier Luigi Basile    Art Director
Marco Trentini    Art Director
Gianni Giovagnoni    Art Director
Ivica Husnjak    Art Director
Keith Pain    Art Director
Cliff Robinson    Art Director
Roberta Federico    Set Designer
Monica Sallustio    Set Designer
Elli Griff    Set Decorator
Sammy Howarth-Sheldon    Costume Designer
David Murphy    Costume Designer
Tomo Fogec    Sound Mixer
Per Hallberg    Supervising Sound Editor
Karen M. Baker    Supervising Sound Editor
Tim Burke    Visual Effects Supervisor
Neil Corbould    Special Effects Supervisor
Terry Needham    Associate Producer
Harry Humphries    Associate Producer
Pat Sandston    Associate Producer
Alexander Witt    Second Unit Director
Bonnie Timmermann    Casting Director
Dan Hegeman    Sound Effects Editor
Will Dodds    Third Assistant Director

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.


Synopsis

In 1993, an elite group of American Rangers and Delta Force soldiers are sent to Somalia on a critical mission to capture a violent warlord whose corrupt regime has lead to the starvation of hundreds of thousands of Somalis. When the mission goes terribly wrong, the men find themselves outnumbered and literally fighting for their lives.

Metrics

Opening Weekend:$179,823 (0.2% of total gross)
Legs:3.80 (domestic box office/biggest weekend)
Domestic Share:68.0% (domestic box office/worldwide)
Production Budget:$95,000,000 (worldwide box office is 1.7 times production budget)
Theater counts:4 opening theaters/3,143 max. theaters, 6.3 weeks average run per theater
Infl. Adj. Dom. BO $223,649,967

Movie Details

Domestic Releases: December 28th, 2001 (Limited) by Sony Pictures
January 18th, 2002 (Expands Wide) by Sony Pictures
Video Release: June 11th, 2002 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
MPA Rating: R for intense, realistic, graphic war violence, and for language
Running Time: 144 minutes
Geographical setting: Somalia
Plot point: Rescue, War
Subgenre: Action Thriller
Time period setting: 1990s
Source:Based on Fiction Book/Short Story
Genre:Action
Production Method:Live Action
Creative Type:Dramatization
Production/Financing Companies: Revolution Studios, Columbia Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer, Scott Free Films
Production Countries: United States
Languages: English

Weekend Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 28, 2001 24 $179,823   4 $44,956   $274,347 1
Jan 4, 2002 24 $193,021 +7% 4 $48,255   $558,812 2
Jan 11, 2002 23 $748,459 +288% 16 $46,779   $1,473,884 3
Jan 18, 2002 1 $28,611,736 +3,723% 3,101 $9,227   $35,471,639 4
Jan 25, 2002 1 $17,012,268 -41% 3,101 $5,486   $58,893,074 5
Feb 1, 2002 1 $11,112,555 -35% 3,143 $3,536   $75,063,935 6
Feb 8, 2002 4 $8,003,621 -28% 2,964 $2,700   $86,716,746 7
Feb 15, 2002 8 $6,219,706 -22% 2,150 $2,893   $96,463,507 8
Feb 22, 2002 11 $3,603,377 -42% 1,802 $2,000   $101,310,344 9
Mar 1, 2002 13 $2,304,992 -36% 1,532 $1,505   $104,678,367 10
Mar 8, 2002 18 $1,344,595 -42% 1,141 $1,178   $106,745,304 11
Mar 15, 2002 25 $550,487 -59% 542 $1,016   $107,805,045 12
Mar 22, 2002 32 $238,773 -57% 205 $1,165   $108,264,894 13
Mar 29, 2002 41 $128,953 -46% 109 $1,183   $108,500,629 14
Apr 5, 2002 48 $59,909 -54% 68 $881   $108,585,355 15
Apr 12, 2002 55 $32,714 -45% 28 $1,168   $108,638,745 16

Daily Box Office Performance

DateRankGross%YD%LWTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossDays
Jan 18, 2002 1 $10,117,000     3,101 $3,262   $11,960,000 22
Jan 19, 2002 1 $10,390,000 +3%   3,101 $3,351   $22,350,000 23
Jan 20, 2002 1 $8,900,000 -14%   3,101 $2,870   $31,250,000 24
Jan 21, 2002 2 $4,222,000 -53%   3,101 $1,361   $35,472,000 25
Jan 22, 2002 1 $2,382,000 -44%   3,101 $768   $37,854,000 26
Jan 23, 2002 1 $2,009,000 -16%   3,101 $648   $39,863,000 27
Jan 24, 2002 1 $2,018,000 n/c   3,101 $651   $41,881,000 28
Jan 25, 2002 1 $5,306,000 +163% -48% 3,101 $1,711   $47,187,000 29
Jan 26, 2002 1 $7,939,000 +50% -24% 3,101 $2,560   $55,126,000 30
Jan 27, 2002 1 $3,820,000 -52% -57% 3,101 $1,232   $58,893,074 31
Jan 28, 2002 1 $1,309,000 -66% -69% 3,101 $422   $60,202,000 32
Jan 29, 2002 1 $1,354,000 +3% -43% 3,101 $437   $61,555,000 33
Jan 30, 2002 1 $1,205,000 -11% -40% 3,101 $389   $62,760,000 34
Jan 31, 2002 1 $1,191,000 -1% -41% 3,101 $384   $63,951,000 35
Feb 1, 2002 1 $3,592,000 +202% -32% 3,143 $1,143   $67,543,000 36
Feb 2, 2002 1 $6,023,000 +68% -24% 3,143 $1,916   $73,566,000 37
Feb 3, 2002 2 $1,650,000 -73% -57% 3,143 $525   $75,063,935 38
Feb 4, 2002 1 $882,000 -47% -33% 3,143 $281   $75,946,000 39
Feb 5, 2002 1 $978,000 +11% -28% 3,143 $311   $76,924,000 40
Feb 6, 2002 1 $888,000 -9% -26% 3,143 $283   $77,812,000 41
Feb 7, 2002 1 $901,000 +1% -24% 3,143 $287   $78,713,000 42
Feb 8, 2002 4 $2,067,000 +129% -42% 2,964 $697   $80,780,000 43
Feb 9, 2002 3 $3,661,000 +77% -39% 2,964 $1,235   $84,441,000 44
Feb 10, 2002 4 $2,280,000 -38% +38% 2,964 $769   $86,716,746 45
Feb 11, 2002 3 $552,000 -76% -37% 2,964 $186   $87,269,000 46
Feb 12, 2002 3 $563,000 +2% -42% 2,964 $190   $87,832,000 47
Feb 13, 2002 3 $495,000 -12% -44% 2,964 $167   $88,327,000 48
Feb 14, 2002 5 $884,000 +79% -2% 2,964 $298   $89,212,000 49
Feb 15, 2002 9 $1,419,000 +61% -31% 2,964 $479   $90,631,000 50
Feb 16, 2002 8 $2,530,000 +78% -31% 2,964 $854   $93,161,000 51
Feb 17, 2002 9 $1,856,000 -27% -19% 2,964 $626   $95,017,000 52
Feb 18, 2002 9 $1,032,000 -44% +87% 2,150 $480   $96,464,000 53
Feb 19, 2002 9 $454,000 -56% -19% 2,150 $211   $96,917,000 54
Feb 20, 2002 9 $387,000 -15% -22% 2,150 $180   $97,304,000 55
Feb 21, 2002 9 $403,000 +4% -54% 2,150 $187   $97,707,000 56
Feb 22, 2002 12 $596,000 +48% -58% 2,150 $277   $98,303,000 57
Feb 23, 2002 10 $1,697,000 +185% -33% 1,802 $942   $100,000,000 58
Feb 24, 2002 12 $864,000 -49% -53% 1,802 $479   $101,310,344 59
Feb 25, 2002 9 $258,000 -70% -75% 1,802 $143   $101,568,000 60
Feb 26, 2002 10 $278,000 +8% -39% 1,802 $154   $101,846,000 61
Feb 27, 2002 8 $261,000 -6% -33% 1,802 $145   $102,107,000 62
Feb 28, 2002 10 $267,000 +2% -34% 1,802 $148   $102,373,000 63
Mar 6, 2002 9 $179,000   -31% 1,532 $117   $105,213,000 69

Weekly Box Office Performance

DateRankGross% ChangeTheatersPer TheaterTotal GrossWeek
Dec 28, 2001 24 $271,267   4 $67,817   $365,791 1
Jan 4, 2002 23 $359,634 +33% 4 $89,909   $725,425 2
Jan 11, 2002 9 $6,134,478 +1,606% 16 $383,405   $6,859,903 3
Jan 18, 2002 1 $35,020,903 +471% 3,101 $11,293   $41,880,806 4
Jan 25, 2002 1 $22,070,574 -37% 3,101 $7,117   $63,951,380 5
Feb 1, 2002 1 $14,761,745 -33% 3,143 $4,697   $78,713,125 6
Feb 8, 2002 4 $11,530,676 -22% 2,964 $3,890   $90,243,801 7
Feb 15, 2002 9 $7,463,166 -35% 2,150 $3,471   $97,706,967 8
Feb 22, 2002 11 $4,666,408 -37% 1,802 $2,590   $102,373,375 9
Mar 1, 2002 12 $3,027,334 -35% 1,532 $1,976   $105,400,709 10
Mar 8, 2002 18 $1,853,849 -39% 1,141 $1,625   $107,254,558 11
Mar 15, 2002 25 $771,563 -58% 542 $1,424   $108,026,121 12
Mar 22, 2002 34 $345,555 -55% 205 $1,686   $108,371,676 13
Mar 29, 2002 44 $153,770 -56% 109 $1,411   $108,525,446 14
Apr 5, 2002 46 $80,585 -48% 68 $1,185   $108,606,031 15
Apr 12, 2002 64 $32,714 -59% 28 $1,168   $108,638,745 16

Leading

Josh Hartnett    Staff Sergeant Matt Eversmann

Supporting

Ewan McGregor    Company Clerk John Grimes
Tom Sizemore    Lt. Col. Danny McKnight
Eric Bana    Sgt. 1st Class Norm 'Hoot' Hooten
William Fichtner    Master Sgt. Paul Howe
Sam Shepard    Maj. Gen. William Garrison
Ewen Bremner    Spec. Shawn Nelson
Kim Coates    Wex
Hugh Dancy    Sgt. 1at Class Kurt Schmid
Ron Eldard    C.W.O. Mike Durant
Ioan Gruffudd    2 Lt. John Beales
Tom Guiry    Staff Sgt. Ed Yurek
Charlie Hofheimer    Ranger Cpl. Jamie Smith
Danny Hoch    Ranger Sgt. Daminick Pilla
Jeremy Piven    C.W.O. Cliff Wolcott
Brendan Sexton III    Ranger Pfc. Richard Kowalewski
Johnny Strong    Sgt. Randy Shughart
Richard Tyson    Delta Staff Sgt. Dan Busch
Matthew Marsden    Spec. Dale Sizemore
Razaaq Adoti    Yousuf Dahir Mo'alim
Brian Van Holt    SSgt. Jeff Struecker
Orlando Bloom    Private 1st Class Todd Blackburn
Tom Hardy    Spec. Lance Twombly
Ian Virgo    Spec. John Waddell
Jason Isaacs    Capt. Mike Steele
Ty Burrell    Wilkinson

Production and Technical Credits

Ridley Scott    Director
Ken Nolan    Screenwriter
Mark Bowden    Story Creator
Jerry Bruckheimer    Producer
Ridley Scott    Producer
Branko Lustig    Executive Producer
Simon West    Executive Producer
Mike Stetson    Executive Producer
Chad Oman    Executive Producer
Slawomir Idziak    Cinematographer
Pietro Scalia    Editor
Hans Zimmer    Composer
Arthur Max    Production Designer
Pier Luigi Basile    Art Director
Marco Trentini    Art Director
Gianni Giovagnoni    Art Director
Ivica Husnjak    Art Director
Keith Pain    Art Director
Cliff Robinson    Art Director
Roberta Federico    Set Designer
Monica Sallustio    Set Designer
Elli Griff    Set Decorator
Sammy Howarth-Sheldon    Costume Designer
David Murphy    Costume Designer
Tomo Fogec    Sound Mixer
Per Hallberg    Supervising Sound Editor
Karen M. Baker    Supervising Sound Editor
Tim Burke    Visual Effects Supervisor
Neil Corbould    Special Effects Supervisor
Terry Needham    Associate Producer
Harry Humphries    Associate Producer
Pat Sandston    Associate Producer
Alexander Witt    Second Unit Director
Bonnie Timmermann    Casting Director
Dan Hegeman    Sound Effects Editor
Will Dodds    Third Assistant Director

Cast and crew with above-the-line roles are marked in bold. The line marks the division between above-the-line and below-the-line roles.

Full financial estimates for this film, including domestic and international box office, video sales, video rentals, TV and ancillary revenue are available through our research services. For more information, please contact us at research@the-numbers.com.